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174 it.172 As they relieved guard , one Graia passed the single eye to the other , and for so long they were both blind . Perseus had been waiting that moment ; he snatched the eye from their hands and would not give it back until they ...
174 it.172 As they relieved guard , one Graia passed the single eye to the other , and for so long they were both blind . Perseus had been waiting that moment ; he snatched the eye from their hands and would not give it back until they ...
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They could only stand with their eyes on the ground , but he passed over the sea through the air . Not till much later did Orpheus find his voice , and he said to the heroes : ' Come now , let us name this island holy to Apollo of the ...
They could only stand with their eyes on the ground , but he passed over the sea through the air . Not till much later did Orpheus find his voice , and he said to the heroes : ' Come now , let us name this island holy to Apollo of the ...
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Glaukos the Lykian , Bellerophontes ' grandson , had already passed a thong through his heel when he was killed by Aias.585 The fight over the body lasted all day , until Zeus put an end to it with his thunderstorm.586 Thetis came to ...
Glaukos the Lykian , Bellerophontes ' grandson , had already passed a thong through his heel when he was killed by Aias.585 The fight over the body lasted all day , until Zeus put an end to it with his thunderstorm.586 Thetis came to ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Danaos and his Daughters | 39 |
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argonauts Argos arrived Artemis Athene beast beautiful became belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell followed gave goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Helen Hera Herakles hero human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators night Odysseus offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained Salmoneus sent shape showed sons stone story tale temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition Troy turned underworld vase wife wished women young Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Heroes of the Greeks Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson, 1959 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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